March 25, 2004

Enhanced Rectangle AutoShapes for FW MX 2004 v1.0.1 now available

Fully Resizable Rectangle AutoShapes v1.0.1, from Phireworx, containing the following enhancements to the standard rectangle autoshapes within Fireworks MX:Enhancements to the Beveled Rectangle, Chamfer Rectangle and Rounded Rectangle auto shapes. You can now resize any newly created rectangle Autoshapes from any corner. No restart required. However, Any documents that already have rectangle Autoshapes will still be using the old code. You will have to delete and redraw with the new rectangle Autoshape Read more [...]
March 23, 2004

SmartTabs v1.0.1 AutoShape for Fireworks MX 2004 now available

Well, we said it was coming and here it is, SmartTabs v1.0.1 which contains the following features.It is now available for instant delivery and until the end of March is available for $7.95 after which it will be $9.95, so take advantage of this special offer while it lasts, by clicking here.v1.0================================================- Easily Add / Remove Extra Tabs- Controls for altering the tab stacking order- Easily resize the tab page- Use the subselection tool to change tabs and labels Read more [...]
March 23, 2004

Watch this Space….

We have some exciting things happening here this week, not giving too much away, but there are some new fireworks extensions being released later this week (Clue: Read the post below :-))Time permitting, there will be some other stuff too!

March 17, 2004

Finally Done?!?

Well, I’ve been quiet since Steven got the Blog up and running… Now its time to chime in! I’ve been working on a Tab Autoshape for off and on for quite a while now and it is finally finished! Details and Download coming soon! Stay tuned.

March 16, 2004

Backups… Backups… Backups…

Some simple information on an effective backup procedure over at my SitePoint blog can be found here

March 13, 2004

Dreamweaver MX 2004 Update

If you currently own Dreamweaver MX 2004, then the update released a day or so ago is an absolute must, a little bit annoying that it wipes your extensions from the Extension Manager if you don’t disable them prior to the update then enable them after the install, but stability is much better and the application runs a lot smootherDownload it here >>

March 12, 2004

Studio MX 2004 Updaters Available

Only just noticed this one, Fireworks Updater of course as well as Dreamweaver and Flash MX 2004.Now available

March 10, 2004

Shape the Future Interfaces for Phireworx Commands

I was finalising the interface alterations for the new suite(s) of commands that are in the pipeline here at Phireworx, and although i have a good understanding of user interface design and usability, i thought i'd open it up to the people that matter...that'll be you who's reading this!!What i'd like from you, is to hear what you'd like to see in the new interfaces from a functionality point of view, features or just the way the interface looks. It's your choice, but you have a real opportunity Read more [...]
March 9, 2004

Widget Overload

Latest flash blog on widgets and interface components can be foundby clicking the link below, outlining what’s new from Beam Jive Consulting including some Phireworx examples.

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March 4, 2004

Using Flash Stubs and Director MX 2004 to create Engaging Applications

Whilst this may sound like the beginning of a tutorial, it's not (at least not yet). I was fiddling around looking at a quick and easy way of creating a slick presentation that needed to present and open multiple document types (PPT, PDF, XLS, HTM) and stumbled across a great method for creating slick applications as Director Projector .EXEs. Basically, creating the interface in Flash, importing the Flash movie into Director, adding a bunch of code to handle the incoming Director based function Read more [...]